(17 Aug 2019, 6:37 pm)Adrian wrote
It's a strange one. I think the Xlines brand is a million times better than anything we've seen from GNE in a long time, but they should be loud and proud that it is a Go North East product. It seems to almost be a Stenning trademark to do so...
Looking at the image of the Transdev logo in the Coastliner image above, there is some clear evidence of who operates the service and it sits amongst a not very cluttered livery.
However, with such a well established and consistent brand like Coastliner, I would wonder if it really matters who operates it.
In the case of a fairly recently (in the grand scheme of things) introduced X21, which has not only had a varying fleet over the last 13/14 years, but also a varying brand name, livery and image - operating in and amongst other operators in areas of conveluted ticketing options, I would argue it was just as important to include the operator, as it is any brand name.
I agree they need to be loud and proud about the Go North East name.
Do away with it otherwise.